News from the Leader of the LGA Labour Group

***Last chance to sign ‘Breaking Point’ petition***

There has been a phenomenal
response to the new ‘Breaking Point’ campaign we launched last Friday – over 3500 Labour
councillors have now signed up!

The Tories have pushed our
councils to Breaking Point - and we need every Labour councillor to join
together to say that enough is enough. We’re demanding that the Prime Minister
and Chancellor truly end austerity in local government by:

- Using the Budget to
reverse next years planned £1.3bn cut to council budgets;

- Immediately investing £2bn
in children’s services and £2bn in adult social care to stop these vital
emergency services from collapsing;

- Pledging to use the
Spending Review to restore council funding to 2010 levels over the next four
years

If you haven’t yet added
your name please take a moment to do so now – just click
here.

We will be presenting the
Breaking Point petition to Downing Street on 18th October, ahead of the Budget
on 29th October, and including your name will demonstrate to your local members, residents, and communities that
you are demanding a real end to austerity in local government.

Yours sincerely,

Cllr Nick ForbesLeader of the LGA Labour group

Save the date: Labour Local Government Conference 2019

Please save the date of next year’s Labour Local
Government Conference 2019 in your diary! It will take place at The Slate,
Warwick University. The details are:

Friday 8 February 2019, 19.30 – 22.30hrs

Drinks reception and dinner

Saturday 9 February 2019, 09.30 – 17.00hrs

Labour Local Government Conference

Run jointly by the Association of Labour Councillors
(ALC) and the LGA Labour Group, the event is an opportunity for the Labour
local government family to meet and hear from keynote speakers, and to debate
policies, discuss campaigning ideas, and attend training relevant to Labour
councillors. We will be advertising
details of how to book your place soon including how to book accommodation, but
for now please save the date.

Winning England: How can Labour reach voters in Yorkshire?

All Labour
supporters are welcome to attend this event, run by the English Labour Network.
Sat 20 Oct, 10am at Civic Hall (East Room), Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR

Join shadow
cabinet minister Jon Trickett MP, Rachel Reeves MP, Leeds Council Leader Judith
Blake and the English Labour Network's John Denham to discuss how Labour can do
more to reach voters in Yorkshire, particularly working class voters and those
beyond the major cities. RSVP here.

Labour Planning Commission

The Housing
Crisis, fracking, land banking and lack of access to modern technologies, are
just some of the significant issues that affect our local communities. The
Planning Commission has been created to combat this, as the Labour Party feels
that the planning system needs to rediscover its vision and once again reflect
the needs of communities, from rural to urban. The Planning Commission aims to
help revive neighbourhoods and town centres in decline, and address the urgent
need for better infrastructure.

The Planning
Commission are holding a regional meeting with Liverpool City Council at Liverpool, Cunard Building, Water Street,
Liverpool, L3 1DS on 25 October and are encouraging local councillors
to attend the meeting from 16:00-17:15.